Barcelona 360

FC Barcelona is going through major difficulties in terms of injuries. The team is having a hard time bouncing between Cup games, Europa league and league games, losing Dembele, Pedri, Lewandowski and Christensen in the process. Xavi had to make so without those injured and the suspended Gavi. Despite all this, he managed to head to the Bernabeu and win against an inform Real Madrid, which is no easy feat. How did he do it ? Let's talk about it all --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barcelona360/message

In this episode we'll run down what happened against United in the Europa league and Xavi's choices. Raw audio but good points to take away --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barcelona360/message

Busquets and Eric Garcia may cost Xavi his job. Playing two of your weakest players in such high profile games is suicide but Xavi's ego and friendships are getting in the way of collective success. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Dembele, Rafinha, Lewa, GAVI, Pedri, they all need to be on their A game. We need to create chance after chance, generate as many scoring opportunities as possible, test their defense in every possible way, and watch out for them on the break. It's a do or die for us and our season but it could be a massive turning point for the club. The fans, the players, everyone needs this win, no matter what happens next. I'm not even excited about the clasico as I am about this one and I believe we can crack that defense. I truly hope Xavi's got his game plan ready cause this is a big one ! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

This is the breakdown for the 2nd game of the season against Valladolid (H) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Messi is the biggest legend in barcelona and that's no cap. That said, where would he fit within this team if he comes back ? As for Frenkie, is it time for him to leave ? Does he deserve another year ? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Should Frenkie leave or stay ? Should Barça keep pushing for him to leave ? How about Dest? Does he have a spot in Xavi's plans ? Will we manage to register Kounde? Let's talk about it all in this all new episode for the new season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Some players impressed while others regressed. Let's discuss the Catalan derby ahead of the HUGE game against Napoli on Thursday. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Xavi's cooking, and it smells good. Let's talk about what he's achieved this far and the state of our team so far into the season. More on this podcast on moreteekay.com/barcelona360 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Like him or love him, Messi's the undisputed goat. Winning with both his club and national team, the fact he just won his 7th ballon d'or (which we knew he would after Copa america final) caps off one of the most complete athletes of all time. Fully deserved and kinda feel bad for Lewa for not capping on his performances in 2020, cause he should've won it then. More on this podcast at moreteekay.com/barcelona360 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Xavi Hernandez is Barça's new coach. There hasn't been as much excitement about a coach being appointed since Luis Enrique back in 2014. Xavi's got a MASSIVE task ahead of him. Unlike Enrique, he will have to do without Neymar, Messi, Suarez, Iniesta. He's got to rebuild everything from the ground up, physically and mentally, with 17, 18 and 19 YOs being the main protagonists. It's a massive task, and it's nothing like what Pep did back then. Pep had Messi, Xavi and Iniesta. He also had leaders like Puyol, Valdes and Xavi himself in the team. Not only that, but Pep's biggest weapon back then was the element of surprise. No one expected a team to be so well-drilled, to have so much control. Teams had no time to study us, let alone stop us. It's different this time though. Everyone knows Xavi and his ideas, and ideals. Everyone knows how shambolic we've been in the past 5 to 6 years, how weak we are mentally and physically after so many humiliations. Everyone knows our style, now more than ever, so what's expected of Xavi goes far beyond just quick passing and high press, he'll have to reinvent our style of play and introduce some sort of magic to it, some sort of element of surprise. It's no easy task, it's a massive mountain to climb, especially when half the team is either injured or out of form. This won't be easy, not even for prime Pep. More on Barcelona 360 on moreteekay.com/barcelona360 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Laporta has finally made the decision most of us cules have been waiting for. Koeman's sacking couldn't come soon enough but better late than never. Podcast is finally back on ! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Our transfer window hadn't been great but there's still a long way to go. Let's break down everything going on right now and hope things figure themselves out within the next few weeks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Messi's Argentina finally managed to bring the Copa America back home. It's been a rough road, a long ride, but perseverance and hardwork always win. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Laporta didn't come to play ! His last statement was pretty powerful and reeks ambition. Koeman now seems on the way out, with Hensi Flick as one of the names thrown out there to replace him. Aguero has apparently already signed a 2 year deal and is likely to join his bestfriend at the Camp Nou. Let's chop it up --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

It's been a long fight. No one knew what to expect this year but again, no one expected us to end the season in such a way. Let's assess everything that went on and talk potential signings and sales. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

This season has been very testing for the whole team, but Koeman has managed to take us to new heights and establish himself as a true leader. This episode will touch on the evolution of this team in the past few months, Griezmann's situation, Dembele's rebirth and Laporta's long-awaited comeback. Let's dive into it --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

The game against Celta, away, was just brilliant. FC Barcelona, after going down to 10 men, completely dominated the game and score twice after going down to 10 men, which shows just how the whole energy in this team has shifted. Sevilla next. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Koeman's first official game at the helm of barcelona wasn't too bad. 4-0 against Villareal, great performance, not the best lineup but given the circumstances, way better than last season's. Let's discuss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

There has been some movement in barcelona in the past few days, with Suarez headed to Madrid, Semedo to the premiere league and hopefully Vidal to inter as well. Let's discuss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message

Riqui has been discarded from the third preseason game which makes no sense AT ALL. Let's discuss it --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/barcelona360/message